The Soul Of A Century/And when I die
AND WHEN I DIE
(Graveyard Blossoms)
IV.
And when I die, my friends, wish ’twere today,
Bury me in the deep woods far away,
Where semi-darkness hovers through the brightest day
Where it is cool, though the summer’s hot winds blow,
And where, in narrow streams, the sunrays play;
Where in the moss the choicest flowers grow,
Where rarely sighs a plaintive forest bird,
Sings not a song, but pleads in a warning tone;
And where, from mankind hides, lest it be heard,
Mute, hapless Love, wishing to dwell alone.
As through the woods, alone I passed life’s test,
Just dreaming of my happiness and love,
And when I grieved I sang to the skies above.
Hence, when I die, alone I want to rest.
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